We’re in this together.
The collective soup, our economy, our families,
the democratic experiment,
the gut flip and beastly growl when we stub our toes,
the raw, irritating hangnail that though small, hurts like a sonofabitch,
losing someone we love
emptiness
the debilitating breakup that transforms our bodies to lead. Body trauma.
sober mornings
embarrassing memories
when a friend asks how you’re doing, like really asks, and you break
the first drops of water after 40 days in the desert,
a perfect sunny side up egg,
good knees,
art for no reason,
our human experiment.
No matter what, my deepest feeling and belief is that we are worth it.
About…Hereabout
I am at the end of my Master of Counseling program at the California Institute of Integral Studies. I started this spring as a therapist trainee in Practicum at Golden Gate Clinical Counseling center in San Francisco.
Coaching is a skill that I see as complementary to my future therapy practice and the services I want to offer. Therapy tends to offer spaciousness and errs on the side of moving slowly. It is often more intimate, and brings attention to deep work and healing. Coaching is typically more focused on goal-oriented action within a specific timeframe. It is more strategic and puts attention on overcoming obstacles.
In our relationship, I am a coach. I am not a licensed therapist yet. That being said, I believe that the skills I have learned in my program and in my training strengthen my ability to coach.
Another strength of my practice that I draw from is lived experience. Every persona I outline in the the pages of Attune with your body, Honor your creative, and Embrace spontaneity, I have been. Part of my style is to have skin in the game, to walk the walk.
I am not some healed version of these persona’s saying, “I made it, you can make it to!” The mantra is more like, “I’ve been there, I am there, and I’ve learned some tools along the way that have been valuable to me and I want to share them. We’re in this together.” It’s not as catchy but hopefully catches on.
